When your child is struggling, there is hope and someone who understands.

Book Cover: Held in the Dark: Finding Light and Hope While Supporting Your Adolescent Through an Eating Disorder by Jennifer Hope Longenecker and Heather Elizabeth

Held in the Dark

Finding Light and Hope While Supporting Your Adolescent Through an Eating Disorder

You didn't expect to be in this season. Neither did I. When my daughter was struggling with an eating disorder, I sat in the same waiting rooms, carried the same fear, and felt the same desperate love with nowhere to go.

Held in the Dark is the book I wish someone had handed me. Written alongside my daughter Heather, it's for every parent who needs to know they are not alone — and that there is light on the other side.

When I’m not writing, you’ll find me at Rooted Book Co. — my faith-based, family wellness bookstore in Culpepper’s Country Store in Henderson, Texas.

Hi, I’m Jennifer.
Maybe you found your way here because something is wrong — and you can feel it even if you can’t name it yet. Maybe you’re a parent watching your child disappear in front of you, slowly and quietly, and you don’t know what to do next.
I know that place. I’ve been exactly where you are.
I’m also the founder of Rooted Book Co., a faith-based family wellness bookstore in Culpeppers County Store in Henderson, Texas.

My Mission

To help families build trust in God's goodness and create positive coping skills to navigate life's challenges.

🌿 Hope
There is light on the other side, even in the hardest seasons.

🤍 Faith
Resting in God's goodness when the path feels uncertain.

🤝 Community
No parent should walk this road alone.

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